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people do actually entertain no doubt of the truth pf it, —that the pure, the uncompromising JOSEPH 11" LIME, the man who advocates depriving the useful Clerk of one half of his Salary, and robbing the public creditor of part of the .dividend pledged by the inviolable faith of his country—that this virtuous, disinterested, and iniblie spirited Patriot, actually did, six months after he had parted with his Greek Scrip at a great dis count, accept from M. Lunicirris and M. OR LANDO, reimbursement. or the loss he had sustained? This Mr: Hum4's letter actually admits ; but he says, that " it N AbSOlUtely false that he took alarM at the depreci a ti on o f G ree k Stock, and therefore applied to the Deputies and Contractors to be relieved from the loss."—No,—because he waited six months till the Scrip had risen above par, and consequently the differenee which he received was greater, than it would have previously been l These ad mitted facts are damning to Mr. HumE's repu tiOon as a public character ; and he has " at one fell swoop" been hurled from the pinnacle of popularity which he h a d reached amongst a certain class of noisy politicians, down to the proper level of his grovelling nature. The fall in the value of Greek Stock was not more sudden nor extensive than the fall of Mr. HUME'S reputation—and it will be more dif ficult for the Hon. Gentleman to raise it from its pre sent discount to par, than it would be to elevate Greek Scrip itself to that enviable point. But, says Mr. HUME, " it will take a little time to look over and make extracts from the correspondence which passed at the time, sufficient to explain the transaction fairly," and in the mean time, " he entreats that Judtment may be suspended." In a case of this description, the whole correspond etce) not garbled extracts which it requires time to make, ought to be published ; but Mr. HUME may now publish what he pleases ; he has admitted the fact of which he was accused; namely, of having re ceived from the Greek Deputies reimbursement of the loss sustained by his own speculation in Greek Scrip, and on that fact, and that alone, his future reputation must rest. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The British Funds have been without any alteration of moment all the morning ; Consols opened for account, at 811 /, were after wards buyers at 814, but relapsed to their opening price ; India Bonds and Exchequer Bills are rather lower, the former at 40 1, the latter at 23 4 pm. In the Foreign Funds, Mexican Bonds Dave evinced more firmness, and are 641 ; Colombian were very flat at the close of business yesterday, but have recovered a little, and are now 371 S. In Shares little, business has been done, and they are scarcely noticed; prices remain nearly as yesterday. Three per Cent. Console, 814 I ; Ditto for Account, 814 4 ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 40 1 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 23 4 pm. 17 ollioN Fawns.---Brazilian, 644 51; Buenos Ayres, 62 3 ; 36 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 374 81 ; Mexican 5 per ;7 4 9 54 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 644 4 ; Peruvian, 30 1 ; Greek, 13 4; Russian, 841 5 ; Danish, 584 ; Spanish, 11 f. lintii.—Anglo Mexican, 424 40 die. ; United Mexican, 124 Pasco Peruvian, 144 134 die. ; Real del Monte, 80 L l ,u o pm. ; Tlalpuxabus, 40 5 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. ; Colom.. ( "AN 8 9 per Share. estaxxs..—Alliance Fire and Life, 9 10 per Share ; Ditto . D ie, 44 5 per Share; British Iron Company, 274 64 die; Welch Iron and Coal Company, 18 16 die. • Two o' Clock. Consols have receded to 811 I, with little business ; 4 per Celt , (1828) 96j; India Bonds , arid Exchequer Bills remain *t asarne rata as they were in the early pert of the morning ; Union Bonds are lower, present price 631 ; Colombian, 88 ; Russian Stock is about I per Cent. lower, and is 84i 5. In Shares twilling doing. Consols for Account, 811 FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 811 Danish Bonds O. for Ac. 81 Greek Do. 1825 —141 ""lan Bonds 65 Mexican Do. 1825, 64 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. 37 Russian Do. 85 Columbian, 1824, 384 Spanish Do. 11i THREE 0' CL 0 CX. 0144 BAILEY SESSIONS—(THIs DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant ARABII4.) Wi?limn .Eckett, aged 19, stood indicted for stealing in the tit) , time, in the house of Sarah Stone, on the 27th of September, ;l i ght silver s p oons , h er proper ty.—The case was clearly proved. ° Mkt, Guilty. ROBBERY AT THE SUN-OFFICE. • Jose Jones was indicted for stealing from the Sun-Office, °e the 20th of October, a watch, a ring, and several articles of Wetting apparel. Robert Iles stated that he was publisher to the Sew, and lived io the house, 112, Strand. On the day in question, about six ( , ) :. e lildt in the even i ng , h e sa w all the articles which belonged to himself and Frederick liourgan, safe in the kitchen. They raiz te., the property about eight o'clock, and handbills were distribu _ 4 ; witness was told early the next morning that the thieves were custody. He gave evidence against them at Bow-street, ~here th e pr i soner was comm i tte d . Th ey recov ered all the clothes, out lost the watch and ring. t h l'r edetick Hourgan confirmed this statement, and added that • rrisoner had on a great coat belonging to witness, which the ir i tegistrate o r d ere d him to take off. There was another prisoner c n4 rittdi but dismissed. Groom was street-keeper in New-street, Covent-garden, ate, on the above night, was informed by a person named Batson * Like latter had been watching the prisoner, who had been v'ink as if for a companion. Witness and Batson watched .2 3 _*, He was joined by a tall man carrying a bundle: witness Z." them what they had ip tha bundle ? the prisoner replied that it was his alothes which the other was carrying for him ; al the witness would go with them, he might be satisfied. ;nos accompanied them to an obseure street in Long-acre, but 6: 4 2 3 pi no further, and insisted on taking them to the watch but were quickly surroun some whmen, witness took the g r ter and a no th er . T he latter was d i scharge d at B ow - s treet. t h ey ci Z t r o tn t Aiteelit observed, in his charge to the Jury, that of ot ee lb ut i lt rt the prisoner guilty on the capital charge—that be the welling-hau • W4 / 11 ' 1 111 .7f oust, bawls, the indictment stated it to evidence that he did not l ive the proprietor, when it was proved by siding there. The JueyZitk in th e house, the Editor instead 'T eeny. The Learned S erpa :are' found him Guilty of the lar he had had a narrow escape, fo 7en intimated to the prisoner that the capital charge, the law must he had been found guilty on note that he was a fit tree taken its course. He then directed Mr. Wontner to take a ti person to be sent out of the country. FASMIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, OCT. 31.—Yesterday, Lord and Lady Clarendon arrived at the Royal Lodge, by invitation, , •as did also Lord and Lady Maryborough, who had dte honour of dining and passing the evening with his • NiantsTY. It is said that his MAJESTY intends changing hi s roode of exercise, from that of riding in his phaeton, to ride on horseback during the present autumn and winter. It is with unfeigned sorrow that we announce the death of Miss Eleanor Henrietta Victoria Robinson, Only child of the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Sarah Robinson. This arn icting even t t oo k pl ac e yest er d a y morning, at Black i heath, and has plunged Mr. Robinson a n d his amia ble Lady into the. deepest possible distress. Miss Iptobinson had been for some days alarmingly ill of a 'ever, but hopes were entertained of her recovery till i lthin the last two days. She was born on the 22d of a Y , 18 15, and consequently was in the twelfth year of her age, LAW INTELLIGEXCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Tms DAT.) CRIM. CON. IN 111011 LIFE. BLUM V. WELLESLZY. At a very early hour the Court was crowded to excess bear the trial of this case: , . Mr. D. F. JONES opened the pleadings: The declara tion charged, that the defendant had assaulted Ellen, the wife of. the plaintiff, Thomas Bligh, Esq. and debauched her, to the damage of 10,000/. The defendant denied the charge, Upon which iseut , was joined. Mr. Serjeant Vat:au/or addressed the Jury to the following effect :—ln this action, for criminal conversation, he bad the honour to appear before the Court and Jery, as Counsel for the plaintiff, who complained that he had been robbed of the affections of his wife, that his bed had been dishonoured, and that his peace and domestic happiness had been for ever destroyed by the gross and profligate seduction of the defendant. The Jury might natu rally suppose, that in any case of this sort, any advocate in rising to address himself to the merits of the case would feel a consider able degree of anxiety ; in the present instance, he could say Most 'unfeignedly that he had that anxiety to no small extent ; nor was it at all abated by the circumstance that the defendant had thought it right (and he commended him for his judgment and discretion) to call to his aid on the present occasion, the powerful assistance of Mr. Scarlett, in addition to the counsel to be found in the Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Scarlett had taken a very formi dable position on his (Mr. Sergeant's Vaughan's) left flank, and lie rather expected a corps de reserve in his rear, before the case was got through. He had no doubt, that whatever could be done by the most powerful eloquence, and by the most consummate discretion, would be accomplished by those who were to defend the defendant this day ; but fortunately for him (Mr. Sergeant Vaughan) he had a case, which when he gave a plain, simple, but faithful narrative of the facts connected with it, would make such an appeal to the judgment of the jury, as he was sure would call for heavy, aye, and for exemplary damages. He was sure he needed not to say, that adultery, particularly when it was ac companied with any aggravated circumstances, was the deepest civil injury that could be inflicted on man : and he confessed him self to be one of those who had always thought that if persons guilty of this offence, bad been responsible to a criminal jurisdiction, rather than a civil action, it would have been more politic and more wise, but the law was to be administered as it was to be found. It would be his duty, therefore, to call the attention of the Jury to the points of the case, some of which would require a good deal of consideration. The first would be, whether any adulterous intercourse had taken place or not ? Upon this he would feel no difficulty in satisfying the minds of the Jury ; and when that fact came to be clearly established, in form ing a judgment upon the amount of damages, the natural question would be, what had the plaintiff lost, and how had the defendant conducted himself? Because, upon the issue of those two in quiries most unquestionably it would depend, whether the damages ought to be heavy or not. lie would now proceed to give a his tory of the case, and first with regard to the names to the re cord.---They could not but be familiar to every one who heard them ; the plaintiff was iVr. Thomas Bligh, and the defendant Mr. Wellesley; both of them were of noble birth, and connected with the first families in the kingdom. Mr. Bligh had been in the army, but from ill health, unfortunately acquired in the service of his country; he had been obliged to retire from it some few years ago: lie was the son of Mr. Shadwell Bligh, who was a gentleman of considerable landed estates in Ireland, and.a near relation of Lord Darnley; and the plaintiff having betaken him self to a military life in 1815, he was introduced to his present wife. ' With respect to the defendant, the Learned Counsel hardly needed to mention his name ; but if he did, it would only be for the purpose of entreating the Jury to dismiss from their minds,. as far as possible, every thing they might have heard rumoured, or seen published, prejudicial to the. character of the defendant, and confine themselves strictly to what should this day be in evidence before them. He was the eldest son of Lord Maryborough ; the heir to his Lordship's titles ; the nephew of the Marquis of Wel lesley, and also the nephew of the Duke of Wellington. As to the wife of Captain . Bligh, the plaintiff, she was the daugh ter of a Colonel Pattison, • a gentleman who bad served with credit, for many years, in India, and was a lady, as he believed, of great personal beauty and accomplishments. With the consent and approbation of her father she was married to the plaintiff in. 1815. This marriage, however, took place without the knowledge or approbation of the plaintiff's father ; and at the period of two years afterwards, when it was found there might not only be a fortune, but a title to descend to the issue of this marriage, a second marriage took place, in the pre sence of the plaintiff's family. And this the Learned Counsel mentioned, merely because, if there was any inference to be drawn from it, it would be, that there was the strongest affection sub sisting between the parties. After the first marriage, the imme diate object of Captain 'Nigh, was to reconcile if possible, and conciliate the minds of his own family to the marriage be had formed, that he might be enabled to make a provision for his wife ; and after many exertions on his part, in 1819, the estates were resettled on him, in order to enable him to make whatever jointure and provision for Mrs. B. he thought proper. After the marriage took place in 1815, Mr. 8., with his wife, remained for a short time with Colonel P. and afterwards joined the army on the Continent, attended by his wife. He came afterwards to this country; remained here for about a year, but having fallen into ill health, (and which bad continued to the present time, so much so, that there was not much expectation of his living for any very long time,) he was advised by his medical attendant, Dr. Bailey, to go to the South of Europe, where the air was more mild, to ascertain, if that would do him good. In 1820, or 1821, he went to Geneva ; afterwards to Venice ; after wards to Genoa ; and in the spring of 1622, he advanced to Naples, where the adulterous intercourse was charged to have taken place. In 1828, the plaintiff having been joined by his brother, and other parts of his family, they jointly took a house at Naples, and there they became acquainted with the defendant. Upon this part, it was necessary to call the Jury's Attention to some circum stances which appeared to the Learned Counsel, to be attended with very peculiar aggravation. One would natinally ask, what was the situation of the defendant at this time ? Mr. Wellesley, as all knew, had married a most amiable lady, with an immense fortune ; that fortune had subsequently been somewhat incum bered by Mr. Wellesley, prior to the period at Which he went abroad. Of the estates, in which he took a life inte rest, the lady whom he married took bbiut 5,0001. pin-money, and this she had as separate property of her own. She and Mr. W. retired abroad, for the purpose of living, till their estates - were in part redeemed. Through the medium of a Mr. Hamilton and his sister Mrs. Maxwell, they were introduced to the plaintiff and his wife; and Mr. W. having frequently seen Mrs. 8., certainly became passionately fond of her, paid her very particular attentions, and ultimately succeeded in accomplishing the object of his wishes... her seduction. At this time Mr. W. was living in apparent har mony, and upon the best terms with his own wife; and what ape peered to be a singular aggravation of this gross case, he cer tainly had, from the moment be entertained seductive wishes, rude his own wife the instrument of her own dishonours—making her the means of his access to Mrs. 8., and giving him the opportu nity of carrying ou the adulterous intercourse ! They met at the British Minister's • they were introdu ce d by M r . Hamilton and Mrs. Maxwell; fiirs. W. contrived immediately to cherish and cultivate an intimate acquaintance with Mr. 13. and his family. An intimacy took place ; Mr. W. and his family were admitted to all the hospitality that the plaintiff's house could produce. me. W. visited a good while before any suspicion of im proper motives were roused ; but afterwards, his attentions to Mrs. B. were so pointed, and hie conduct so extraordinary, that it could not escape the observation of every person that he had the object in view, which no honourable man ought to have entertained, of making an inroad upon the chastity of his friend's wife. Iu consequence of this, the family became very uneasy, and the husband reproved his wife. A lady would be called as a witness who would state that ske thought it right to give Sir. W. a friendly caution, not to cherish a continuance of those visits, t S ha u t spi i e n ious... conte w 4 h u y eLe ße o - f w ea h u i te ch t w h e e re ju o ry f a wereiMi iC ßligh's being very ill , he used to take exercise at a P art ieulsr period of the day, sad it was observed th a t P ito"s understand,character Mr. Wellesley, k no wing this, took the opportunity. of pay wir his visit s when Mr. Bligh was not at home, and these were the times at which he endeavoured to cultivate the affections of Bligh make • such excursions others a party to Mount Vesuvius parties, and that among • It appeared that Mrs. Bligh was very anxious to objected to by Mr. ws k,i pro p ° ted ; this party had been frequently as he was not situation himself to attend his wife upon pa n i e d by his brOthsUeerl pur pose of seein g th e place t adva ntag e . However, after much persuasion the Plaintiff ? more excursions b l e o me a de at night, for the wife should go, accom. and is did consent that his all in one house toge ther. The defendant t here could be no attend the rm also an d doubt, without t " Mr • W. tu ering intothe conduct of . • was of such a desasi any par ticulars, to doubt that the guilt of the parties al , as to leave little reason about that time. It now became had been, consummated his necessa r y • Mr. Bligh, having had suspicions awakened, to interdict for s interdict, the visits of the defendant. The , or to threaten to ouuced there was a resistance mad e to it that threat was pr? Ill and she afterwards assign e d As Lt en the part of Mrs. B lig h ;_ reason for eloping with the el d end- ant from her husband i slumei Ott tht,Slit of July, 1143, that her husband had objected to Mr: Wellesley's visits. Mr. Wellesley's conduct was then of such a character, that it 6 man could have allowed a continuance of them, without being held hiniself an accessary to the guilt his wife had contracted, or was about tb contract. Urin . this elopement taking place , she threw herself upon the protection aMr. NVelleslpy ; ,ehe *as, seen that very evening on his arm, as her ads:l3er; end tu!,(Nr. S. would be able to show from the letters and ctifinnitnications that had passed, that Mr. Vt'elle,sley having taken Mrs. Bligh triAer Iris immediate protection, ultimately prevailed on Mrs. W. to receive Mrs. B. into their liut:e at' part of their own family, and for the purpose of his carrying on the adiaierc:is intercourse, which did continue there for many months. Mr. W. wa& fa tarts time living in apparent harmony with his wife. At length, however, the British Minister there, who was bound to take care that no person was admitted into the Court where he was representing our Molted', Was under the necessity of desir ing that the liberty that had been given her to vieit there, should be withdrawn, and that if the visits were attempted to be made any more, lie intimated that he should apply force to taclude her from the Palace, because her character, frdm her connection with the defendant, had rendered her no longer fit to visit or reside with decent society. The Learned Counsel would, therefore, leave the Jury to form an opinion of the man, who could from the intimacy and i n fluence he had acquired Over the mind of his most unfortunate but most amiable wife, make heir consider that this was a gross calumny on the character of Mrs. Bligh, in which his own honour iusplicated; and there fore call upon her to assert his honoiii, the innocence of this woman, and thereby, be the instrument of her own clamour ! This would be shown to have been done in the hand-writing of Mr. Wellesley himself! It would also be proved, that (after the elopement, she resided a short time in an hotel in Naples ; that af terwards he took private lodgings for her, Where he continually visited her, and that she was ultimately, taken into Mr. 'W.'s own house in Naples, before they left' it, under Mrs. W.'s perfect per suasion at that time, that there was no foundation for the most prevalent report, so prevalent, that every body in Naples was shocked at the way in which the parties were carrying it on. This continued till the sth of October, 1823, when Mr. and Mrs. W., and Mrs. 13. set out for the purpose of prosecuting their Paris route. They got to Florence, and there the proceedings were of a cha.. racter and description the most extrrordinary : Mrs. B. continued at the same hotel, forming a part of the family of Mrs. W. front the moment of their arrival on the 15th of October, till the 31st of December, when Mrs. Wellesley's eyes unfortunately, or rather fortunately, became open to the true state of things, and therefore thought it was no longer consistent with the honour of any of the parties, that Mrs. B. should continue an inmate of that part of the hotel: under a strong recommendation, consequently, to Mrs. Bligh that she should pursue her journey to England, with this calumny on her head, Mrs. W. took leave of her. For sometime Mrs. W. heard no more of her, but at the end of three months discovered that she had, during the whole of that time, continued actually to reside in another part of the very same hotel, namely till the 11th of April, 1924. For what purpose had Mr. W. prevailed on her to remain there, but that he might indulge in the connection that had been alluded to. At this period Mr. W. was about to proceed southward; he did leave Florence on the 19th ; Mrs. Bligh left it on the 11th ; and it would be pro. ved that there bad been an actual promise made by Mr. Wellesley, that if Mrs. Bligh would consent to go to England, (for by this time it was not improbable that the defendant had become a little satiated with the luscious banquet he had enjoyed so long; his passion might have cooled, and his desire to have the lady con tinue under his immediate protection be no longer ardent), the separation should not be permanent, as be would in the course of a very short time follow her. A correspond ence would be produced, 'hewing that Mrs. Bligh re. buked and reproached Mr. W. for the non-fulfilment of his pro mises, in delaying his journey after her to Paris. To Paris they would be traced, keeping up the improper intercourse, Mrs. W. being told that it was that Mr. W. might the better procure lodg ings, &c. for her, that he preceded her. At Paris Mrs. B. lived under the feigned name of Mrs. Smith, and Mr. Wellesley's adul tery with her was so much indulged in there, that it be came absolutely necessary . for the unfortunate lady, who was this man's wife, to desire the interference of friends to effect their separation. The father of Mr. W. went to Paris for the very purpose of thus separating husband and wife, as Mrs. W. could no longer live with him. This separation took place; she came to England with Lord Maryborough, and he re mained at Paris. The adulterous intercourse was again conti nued ; and a most extraoitlinary letter was written about this time which should be submitted to the jury, written by Mr. W. to Mrs. W. and which the Learned Counsel would neither call a justificatory, nor an excusatory letter. The letter stated what his conduct had been towards Mrs. B. from the moment of their arrival at Florence, till the time at which the letter was written ; that he had endeavoured to persuade Mrs. B. to seek an asylum in her father's house ; that he had caused abberrations of her mind ; that she bad takes] poison .to. destroy herself, but that antidote. hid been administered which lead relieved her from the effects of it ; that medical men bad assured him of her in sanity, and recommended him to conduct hinielf smoothly to.. wards her ; that lie had tried to get her put into a mad house in France, but found from some French lawyer, that he had neither the Power of doing that, nor of taking any means of separating _himself from her ; and ay.:, he had written to her father to meet them at Paris, to take charge of his daughter, but that he had not done so. The Learned Counsel would take this letter as containing facts either false or true. Granting that they were true, `did it mitigate the guilt at all of the defendant for him, after he had seduced Mrs. Bligh, after her mini had become insane, and after he had satisfied his appetite, to do his utmost to get her put into a mad-house, or to cast her off in any way that he could ? In short, the guilty intercourse had gone on down to the present moment; and Mr. Hiude, the medical man in France, who had been called in, would be produced to-day to state, that Mr. Wellesley did avow to him that he was living in a Sate of the greatest profligacy with this woman, and that lie could not be prevailed upon to give up the connection. The letter alluded to, in Mr. Wellesley's own hand-writing, addressed to Mrs. Wellesley, concluded with this sentence---" Do not imagine that in sending this statement I have any particular object in view; I have none but the fair legitimate one of your possessing the facts possibly of a transaction which will terminate in one of the most melancholy tragedies which real life has for a long time witnessed." When that passage (the Learned Counsel continued) was written, the writer had written it in the spirit of prophecy; that prophecy had been fulfilled ; and though it might not have fallen in the quarter where he anticipated, it had fallen in a quarter snore to be lamented. lse did not wish to harrow up the feelings of the Jury by recllecotions of the past, but what opinion could they form of a man who had done all this, merely for the sake of gra. tifying a brutal passion, and then to use every exertion that he might make Mrs.B. appear to be a At object for a Lunatic Asylum, In consequence of the ill state of Mrs. Bligh's health ; before the elopement took place, he and Mrs. Bligh slept in separate apart ments ; this was known to Mr. Wellesley, who availed him self of this opportunity of getting access to her ; so that no one could doubt that the adulterous intercourse was going on at that time; nor could any one prove that such a course of conduct would have been pursued, from the course taken to lull the suspicions of every one. It might have been supposed that the claim which Mrs. W. had upon the defendant, would have prevented this conduct. That most amiable lady had brought an immense fortune...a princely fortune, to him; together with a splendid mansion • that mansion was n ow re d uce d to the ground, in consequence Of her marriage with him. Mr. Scant Ere wished to know what this had to do with the subject of the present action. sergeant with of Mr. W e ll es l e y' s con d uc t, and the apparent good terms on which he was living with his wife elt other V Au G ni thought:stan tice a great d ea l, w h en ta k en i n cuunec on the continent. .... ..... ........---- The Lord - Ciller Jusrice observed, that the pulling down of the mansion took place afterwards. Mr. Sergeant Vanniii..N merely menti one d i t as a ddi ng to t h e misconduct of Mr. W. with regard to his wife. The Learned Counsel would prove that Mr. and Mrs. B. continued to reside afterwards at Dieppe, Pawr and at Seym our -pl ace , near to th e New-road. Mrs. 13. was introduced to Mrs. Parker, of Sey mour-place, under the name of Mrs. Rondesy, and to Mrs. Parker's surprise Monsieur Bowles) , was also introduced, and out of,the house, or it we* who was afterwards found to be the defenda n t ; M r . W. Mon sieurt Rondes y actually v utd y e lived and cohabited at Mrs. Parker's,and Mad a me beore e R ithe ° r ndes iof bera ascertained that Monsieur was Mr. Wellesley. On the evening of the '7th, he went to a h ouse , where his presence was neither expected nor wished, and WU traced by Bow-street officers. The e ffeet produced by that visit the Learned Counsel would not allude to. A . t Seym our - p l ace , M rs . Bli g h had been d e li vere d of a male ch ild which was now alive, and which, undoubtedly, was the son of Mr. W. ; but yet, unless bastardized by Parliamentary authority, would grasp the titles that might yet descend to the issue . of Mr. B. ; proceedings would have to be taken no t on ly to ob tai n a div orce , but proceedings taken in the Court of Chancery to perpetuate testimony, on which to proceed with suits that could only be conducted after the child at t a ined 21 years of ag e . Th e expence o f th is would be enormous ; and it was to be re mem b ere d, that during all these proceedings Mr. B. was bound eo all ow hi s w ife alt-.! want. Though Mr, 11, 'VU of noble birth, and bad bright expectations, yet at prestrit his means ivert &tellingly limited ; and for the learned counsel's own prt, he can. didPred the amount of damages laid' in the declaration, influitel 4 l tod anion. ,It would be in proof that Mr. Bligh had ever cherished the warmest affection fit' hie wife until the seduction took place ; and that there WO every reason to suppose that that harmony wadi' have been continued; had it nut been for the unfortunate introduction' of the defendant into his family. Lord Darnley would be here, and other per !Qll9 of , high respectabilitl to support the plaintiff's case, which it made out, as he was confident it would be made out, pecuniary dainageA, evert to the greatest amount, would be almost absurd to he considered a compensation for the injury done by the defendant. Upon the whole, the Learried Counsel sat down per fectly satisfied that the amount of damages would be to no trifling extent. Thomas Rose, examined by Serjeant am a surgeon, "eliding in the West end of the town. I know theplaintitt who was married in 1815. I became acquainted witu him and his wife shortly after the marriage,. I attended them professionally at their lodgings in Duke-street, Manchester-square. They went to the Continent in 1816, and returned in 1821. 1 visited at Col. Pattison's, where the plaintiff and Ida wife resided after the mar riage ; they lived on the most affectionate terms. Mr. Bligh was delicate in his health, and Mrs. }High used to tell him to be very tender about his person, and manifested the greatest anxiety about him. Cross-examined by Mr. SCAR LiTT—The family of Col. Patti son consisted of himself and wife, another lady, and Captain and Mrs. Bligh. I did not live in the house, but 1 went to evening parties there. Mr. Bligh and wife lived with the Colonel for a Ott bf the year 1815, and a part of 1816. Ido not know the reason bf their quitting the Colonel's family. After they took lodgings I visited them professionally, and advised them to have separate beds ; whether they ever slept together after or not I cannot tell. I cannot say whether she was some time in Eng land, while he was in Cainbray ; i don't know that he returned and left her in Paris. Re-examined by Sergeant WILDE-..The illness tut account o whit') I recommended a separate bed reflected no Qcredit on Captain The Earl of Darnley munitred by Mr. Joues-.1 am uncle to the plaintiff; I do not remember the exact period of the first mar riage of the plaintiff, because it took place unknown to me. I was an intermediator between his father and himself, as I felt arm. ions about his happiness. I effected a negociation between him. self and his father. , ---The plaintiff was very anxious to make a provision fur his wife—The plaintiff manifested the greatest degree of anxiety to have hie wife introduced into the family. After sonic time, Lady Darnley and I perceiving her to be properly con ducted, invited her to Cobham Hallo where her conduct towards her husband was most affectionate. Cross-examined by Mr. SkaaLtrr.s.This visit took place in 1819, after their return from Cambay ; they stopped at Cobham Hall about a week, I also visited them at their lodgings ; per sonal intercourse with them was for several years ; I never called on them at Colonel Pattieon'y ; their lodgings were at Duke-street, Manchester-square; my visits at their lodgings took place at the time I was endeavouring to effect a reconciliation with the plain tiff's father ; I beg to say that I never effected a reconciliation, fur though his father made a settlement, lie was never reconciled to the marriage ; though I have heard of a second marriage, I do not know it personally ; luever was present at any personal communication of the plaintiff with his father, who is yet alive ; I do not know Colonel Pattisou any more than having seen him once on business ; I do not think that I' have seen Mrs. Bligh since she left Cobham Hall. Re-examined by Mr. JoNesami continued to visit them at their lodgings at Duke-street, Manchester-square, while they remain ed there. Mrs. Collins examined by Sergeant Vationalt-1 lived at No. 41, Duke-street, Manchester, and Mr. and Mrs. Bligh took lodgings from ine, about February, 1820, and continued for a year ; Capt. Bligh was in an infirm state of health ; Mrs. Bligh 's conduct towards him was that of great propriety. I never saw any thing unharmonious between them. Mrs. Bligh was very anxious to make him comfortable; I never saw Mrs. Bligh after she left me in 1821, until last February, when I saw her in 50 or M, York-street, Portman-square ; when I visited her, there was a child about two or three months old, in the room ; there was a Mrs. Parker, and a gentleman with me. Cross-examined by Sergeant SPA NKR—They remained twelve months in my house ; I saw Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Pattison more frequently than Captain Bligh; he was not out for nights and week. together ; he was hardly ever out, except when he went to visit Lord Darnley and his brother. I cannot say that they used separate beds in Any house, but there were separate beds provided. Colonel Pattison and many others used to visit. Re-examined by Sergeant VAUGHAN—Mr. Bligh had an affec tion on the lungs, and could not bear cold. Hu was iu general confined on account of his illness. John Whitcombe examined by Mr. Sergeant VA was at Naples in June 1823, as valet to the lion. Keppel Craven ), I often saw Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh walking together, as "I rode 'out ; the window of Mr. Bligh's house was close to the road I saw Mr. WeUeskty on one occasion, alight from his carriage and go up stairs, where was Mrs. Bligh, sitting at a window with a book in her hand ; on his arrival be put his arms towards her shoulders; she appeared surprised, rose up, and fell into his arms; on the Slat of July I met Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh walk ing together in the gardens, where music was playing ; this was about a fortnight after I had seen him go up stairs; when I met them in the gardens they appeared not to wish to be ob served. Cross-examined by Sergeant SPAM:IF—The place where I met them was a place of general resort, where every person who wished to walk went ; the windows in Mr. Bligler house were small ; the place was most exposed, so that every person passing by might see into the house. Mrs. Maxwell, examined by Sergeant Wiumr.ssel am the sister of Mr. Hamilton, the minister from this Court to the Court of Naples. lam acquainted with Mrs. Bligh ; she was under my charge in the early part of her age ; I was abroad at the time of her marriage; I saw her in 1817, having met her at Naples, where I visited her ; I recollect her quitting Mr. Bligh's house previously to that period ; they visited in the highest cir cles; I never saw any thing objectionable in their conduct towards each other before that time; I was present when Mr. Wellesley's family became acquainted with Mr. Bligh's family; it took place in the British Minister's house; I saw Mr. Wellesley going up to Mrs. Bligh, and introducing himself to her as an old acquaintance; I do not know that they had been previously acquainted ; they continued visiting each other up to the time of the separation ; Mr. Wellesley's attentions towards Mrs. Bligh were very particular, so as to attract my no tice ; Mrs. Blight quitted her husband's house on the 31st of July, I saw her the next morning after she had quitted, when she told me as a reason for her quitting that she could not stop any longer in a house where any of her friends were refused admittance ; and at the same time said that Mr. Bligh had threatened to exclude Mr. Wellesley who was her best and oldest friend. I often had occasion to speak to Mr. Bligh about Mr. Wellesley's attentions. Mrs. Thigh was in the habit of going abroad with Mr. Wellesley's family ; she was never visited after the 31st of Jtily by the re spectable families of that place; I often saw Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh sitting together in an unbecoming manner : I was present when Mr. Bligh was informed of his wife having quitted his house; he was very much distressed at it. Cross-examined by Mr. Baum:mast—ln two days after, Mr. Bligh gave public warning for no person to give credit to his wife. I had frequently seen them after the marriage, and never saw any thing objectionable in their conduct; I was not aware until two months ago that there had been a second marriage ; before the month of July there was souse tritliug disagreemeut between them; but I thought she was until she told me to the contrar y at Na p les ; I cannot say that Mrs. Bligh north happy as. the wife of Mr. Thigh, I saw them once about six weeks after the marriage ; 1 did not see them again until 12 months after, wizen I met them in emu pany ; I next saw her at Cambray, where she had a house of her own England on account of his health) ; she he ' r ing family there; she was alone for two months; ' B Ih(CadkaninCitwo.nßetiliotgafltt being they afterwards went to Paris, and that Captain Bligh left Mrs • ligh there for two months ; I do not know that she was left in the care of Lady Aldborough. Mrs. Thigh made a communication to me respecting the conduct of Captain Bligh towards her, at the Nixie Royale ; I said to her, I could not believe it possible fora man to treat his wife in such a manner. lights Tlll. gh t tha t ready shefor When Mrs. Thigh was quitting Captain Bligh she said she would not remain another hour in a house where her friends were not admitted. Previous to that time she complained of some little differences, but she never said she had been unhappy. I therefore I made a prop thought she was happy ; I am not aware that she felt uncomfort able whilst living with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blight ; she never complained of being uncomfortable until she became acquainted with Mr. Wellesley. Sergeant Wan but site with Mr. quitted the h ill o ed use, by th A e l s r erv S t e in rg ts ea r t e ' m t na l i V n z e L d nit u — p Bligh in 1822; I E v:•e s n i t 4 , broad_ , examined ed Ede. by o h i e t r io r n ec t e o pti h o e i i i . , ( by , adlfiroefctiAoinr.ofßilkigliri. the e lig d l a L y following, vorn--I declinedu,n Deborahin t the o a ses e t er revv ( i l ec e ne t so o ef i x t with her to Naples in 1823 • the family consisted Mr. E. Thigh, Captain and Bl' I arrived at that t. 1 71 411; at Naples In a y 1823, and left the July following • I Wel'' ) saw a gentleman flou r: - ►leaky at their house ; after the first week his Was there fre4lol4; Ceptain MO was extremely ill at the time, Aga went out f o ie airings in the evenings ; Mr. Wellesley generally calle& when .the Captain Was out, and remained there until a stunt time previous to the return of Captain Bligh. Mrs. Bligh slept in the second . floor, and the Captain uuder her - room on the first. I observed the impression of a boot on sutis perial. standing just under the window of Mrs. Bligh's bed-room ; the shatters , were observed to he kept shut; I remember the month of July, who Mrs. I3ligla quitted the house; itwae at tight o'clock in the evening ; I did not see what was done, Mit .intkeenyobser vaiisn en the state ofthe window ; it was Mary Ann Milted . that did; during the time of Captaiu Bligh and Mrs. Bligh's residence there, he appeared very kind to her. Examined by Mr. 1311011GIUDf—I cannot remetribti the precise time of Mr. Wellesley'll visiting Capt. Bligh ; Mrs.. Bligh went away on the 31st of July. By the Lour) Cuter Jvarter--The mark on the imperial was from the window; there was a mark on the wale Outside the house ; the window was about 30 feet from the ground. Mary Anne Mitten, examined by Mr. Jones-4 li ve d i n th e service of Mr. Edward Bligh ; was abroad with the tetedly in 1 1823 ; I remember Captain and Mrs. Nigh arriving it Naples : I retrieinbee Arr. Wellesley visiting at the bodes 1 do not know the titre Captain Bligh went out to take his air ings ; Mr. Wellesley used to come in tbe evening; there were h en windows in the room of Mrs. bligh ; on the outside was it dltah ; I have seen marks of a shoe or boot on an imperial standingin the inside of the window; it was the heel of a lady or gentlimsee boot, either one or the other—(laughter)—there was a pin put into the shutter, on the morning following it was on the floor ; Mrs. Bligh had a dog which she was very fond of; it slept for several weeks in Mrs. Bligh's bed-room, but it was afterwards ordered into the stables ; I was present when Mrs. Bligh's maid-servant saw a night-dries in a drawer which had been used, although it was not put out for Mrs. Bligh. The kitchen adjoined Mrs. Bligh's bed-room; Mrs. B. wished to have the door secured about the time the dog was turned out ; Mrs. Bligh ordered the shutters of the room which had been fastened to be left open. Cross-examined by Mr. SCAILLICNTo.-1 lived with Mrs. Bligh for four years ; Captain Bligh joined Mr. E. Bligh at Rome ; : (I ..aotititi and Mrs. Bligh did not live together then at Naples, Captain Pligh's man-servant slept on the same floor as his master ; ann . 34. E. Bligh's servant on the same floor as Mrs. B. The houses are very iligh at Naples, and in July it is usual to sleep with the windcytt open; the height betereen the bottom of the window, and the box Was very little ; I saw a. mark on the box of a boot with the heel tttreied towards the window; I also saw the impression with the heel turned ,he other way, mikes any person was very tall. they must get up oft 6., box, there wad a chair by the side of the window ; Ido not live With Mrs. E. Bligh at present, I left her service about a year ago ; Mr. Willa ley sometimes called in the morning as well as the evening; Mr. and Mrs. Bligh, and Mr. Wellesley, went out to parties together ; it is the practice at Naples to visit in the evening; I think it was a fortnight after the arrival of Capt. Bligh at Naples that Mr. Wellesley called on them ; Mrs. E. Bligh and Mrs. Bligh were on the boat of terms. By Mr. Jot4rs.—The Captain was iu the habit of when he was at Naples ; it was a month after Mrs. Bligh came to Naples, that the window was first left open ; there is a light dust in the streets of Naples, much resembling the dust of the mark on the Imperial. R e .. ex onined by Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN... 4 have no reason for the seconJ marriage, except from his own words, which were, that he felt bound in honour to do so ; he told me that ha had connexion with her bee the first marriage ; when I saw him at Cheltenham, he static]. as us reason why he did sot bring his wife with him from Camubray, tn.t his finances were limited. I saw Mrs. Bligh at the Opera at Napics. with Mr. ,and Mrs. Wel lesley frequently after the elopement ; I als saw them on the road. Mr. Edward Bligh, the brother of the pleintiff, was then examined at great length, and stated that he visited his brother at Naples, where Mrs. Bligh lived with him but slept in a different apartment. They were very affectionate ; Mr. Wellesley visited the family two days after their arrival at Naples; soon after that Mrs. 13. became quarrelsome with her husband. Mrs. B. accom panied the party to Mount Vesuvius, and afterwards eloped from her husband. Witness then described the subsequent conduct of Mrs. Nigh, since her return from Paris and arrival in this country. Mrs. Bligh was only 15 years old when his brother married her ; his brother told him that he was compelled to marry her a second time by Colonel Patterson, her father. He did not state that she was a minor, and married without her father's consent. Ile believed that hie brother hat! seduced her. Croce-examined by Mr. SeAkLITT—I did not visit Mr. and Mts. Wellesley after the elopeineut ; it was about six weeks af ter that. I saw them on the road ; it was not known that Mrs. B. had lived with Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley after the elopement ; in point of fact she did not live with them. Mr. Bligh sent a chal lenge to Mr. Wellesley about seven weeks after the elopement; I did not send a challenge aftee• my brother bad received an answer ; I do not know that the challenge bad been sent two days after he bad left Naples, it might be about six weeks after the elopement, In consequence of my brother writing. to Mr. Walleelsy, the lat ter returned an answer, stating that he had no improper intare course with Mrs. 8., and consequently my brother said ha had eta grounds to go upon. Re-examined by Sergeant VatIGHAT4.4III told Me that ke had sent a challenge to Mr. 'Wellesley, saying, at the same time, that he had not sufficient grounds to call him out. Win. Richard Hamilton, examined by Mr. Jonas--I am British Minister at the Court of Naples; I was acquainted with Captain Wm. Bligh, whe was visited by my wife ; after Mrs. 13. had left the Captain, I endeavoured to induce her to return ; she told me she never would ; before I left the house, I told her that if she wanted money, the should apply to no person but me; she did not accept ow offer; I afterwards saw her at the Opera with Mr. and Mrs. Bligh ; she applied to me to be admitted to Court; the letts. now produced is my answer to her application ; the letter being read, it expressed surprise at her attempting to make such an application after her conduct to- Wards her husband, and stated, that he could not admit any person whom Mrs. Hamilton did not visit, and if after this, she should attempt to come, be would give the servants orders uot to admit her to the palace. Cross-examined by Mr. Scaawr.-.-Wheu I applied to Mrs. Bligh to return, she said she would not, as she hail been beaten by him, and that she would never return ; she said that she had written to her friends iu England, and would take no steps until she should receive an answer. 1 , Dr. G. Hyde sworn and examined by Mr. S ergean t W iLnt I I sin a physician attached to the Embassy at France ; 1 saw Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh frequently at Paris in 1824 ; they lived only a sheet distance from each other ; I saw them first in the month of July 1824; 1 knew Mrs. Bligh; ia 1817 I attended, Mrs. Bligh; in 1824, at the request of Mr. Wellesley; they quit ted Paris in July 1824 ; they passed by the name of Smith ; I had several communications from Mr. 'Wellesley of a private na ture respecting his situation with regard to Mrs. Bligh; I cannot tell whether she had a child or was pregnant et that time; I do not recollect Mr. Wellesley's ever mentioning to me the coma mencing of his intimacy with Mrs. Bligh ; I attended Mrs. Bligh on the 15th July, 1824; she was at that time passing by the name of Smith ; I did nut see them after the year 1824 ; I heard of Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh being in Paris in 1825, but I not see thew. Mee. Parker, sworn, and examiuuKl by Mr. Sergeant VA U GPI AN —I live at No. 9, Seymour-place a , l4B N 62 e l: ::; o r tf o li jaetulila;yiayASur goon named Arnold, took lodgings for a Madame war very r her sb ! od i eee d ,iyigtr g yle: t e i o n fliztli t n:ki l ti e t..e:;i r tsyt i i.t, lasarlstireturn the gentleman was Mr. 1.. !aiwitclif,tgateastiiorrn)igutieivlereeititt)rriiiitilderaisit.ii,tuiha.h.asekalbeigeii2,:itiiir6elit(htiateithrefiett:iosiiolfairtre the things, and said they and t ( i ! i h e t l :t e a l ydey'c' ev e ning n t r i e m e Wellesley, I afterwards saw her at No. al g ui en t t o le o n k ia tio u n re le ti c ir o i ff ie e tl e ; u h p e to we i n iii t saw a child in the room : I y aa:pucotelyti.octibe:elficoilaioack;.tinocaßliiebethidralitolsi. i gtbxe.e l i i i,ye a tintsh. t penolAtaevi t oi l% tni l h i rliiTised e l eil.oe r : h:i l s)aen t he . tact d oloofh i rei l arLcasy i wath Mrs. 13ligis ; they left a great Navnads claimed then satisfied many ,sr'-"Several papsra Were taken e t belonging 'Thursdaygp l)g p e t r ht s oet l y : l e Ae l h l aldepee oiesetrit my house in * g reset bur .p the Saturday follow►g rbeylattiiiiieg Court, the admitedhilitY pa p ers found in Mrs. Park After` aomt► er's house f settlement sn~aie by Mr. Bligh' s f a th er on hao, in evidence, and which was negatived y it appeared that a clerk from I)o4°nit Cmun t ul/ r i: t i o itiant, that her real t h e will of Mr. Wellesley was pmdueed by the probate had ho° "'"" o ut 1 tt property was rt° had been toads o n t h e .. reel property for the defendant. This was ern under 1,090 an tat a charge of 50,0001. the case for the plemnit. Sum-Ornex, Six o'cloelL. The Trial is not likely to be finished before ten 0"clook. Mr. Secretary Peel paid a visit yesterday aftemoou, to his Royal Highness the Duke of York. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury. West held yesterday at the Treasury Chambers*: